My husband and I are making and anticipating many changes in our lives as we de-clutter, purge, clean, and organize our house for sale. Staying sane in the midst of daily decisions sometimes seems a challenge! Preparing a house for sale takes its toll, both physically and mentally. Should we toss this chair or might […]
Happiness in Retirement
Managing Energy While Under Stress
During the past two months my husband and I have been faced with managing energy and staying productive while under stress. As we’ve worked to de-clutter, purge, and prepare our house for sale staying productive day after day has been a challenge. Although we agreed on the plan to sell our house months ago, we found […]
De-cluttering and Decision Fatigue
De-cluttering brings on decision fatigue. If you want a headache, backache, and a pain in the neck — all at the same time — decide to sell your house! Purging, de-cluttering, organizing, and cleaning are all necessary to prepare a house for sale. Since early January, we’ve been clearing ‘stuff’ from the basement. We began in […]
‘Good Stress’ — Have a Happy Holiday
This year I plan to have a ‘good stress’ Christmas. For too many years, this holiday meant rushing through the days of December with anxiety about entertaining, panic as I searched for the right gifts, worry about what to wear to obligatory parties, and concern about food preparations. I used to joke that I needed […]
Laugh lines — Are they beautiful?
When discussing the joys and hazards of aging, we sometimes hear the comment that laugh lines are beautiful. Is the comment sincere? Is it authentic? Or, is it ingratiating and falsely flattering? Is there an implied criticism of how you look? Too often we look at ourselves and say something like, “I look so old”. […]
Speed Limits of my Life — Interim Assessment
A month ago I resolved to apply some basic time management techniques to deal with the ‘speed limits’ of my life. I found myself rushing through every day instead of enjoying the relaxed lifestyle I had imagined before retiring. I needed to set ‘speed limits’ for myself. As is the case for many people, retirement […]
Retirement Happiness — let people know you care
How do you let people know that you care about them? How do you let people know that you appreciate the things they do to help you? Too often we take for granted that people know how much they mean to us, that they know the things they do are appreciated, that they know we […]
Are you living your life purpose?
Are you living your life purpose? Are you true to yourself? Are you living your life in the way you want to live? Is your life meaningful to you? These are difficult questions as too often we live in ways that help us conform to society. Or, we find ourselves doing things that others suggest. […]
Respect the Speed Limits of Life — Part 2
As a result of a comment regarding a recent post, https://www.postworksavvy.com/respect-speed-limits-in-life/, I had further thoughts about the practicality of the speed limits of life commitments I’ve made. A loyal reader and good friend gently reminded me that life is short. To live well, retirement should not be about rigid schedules and productivity expectations. She advised […]
Respect Speed Limits in Life
I’m trying to learn how to respect the speed limits in my life. Before I retired, I had a vision of a relaxed lifestyle with time for gardening, reading, playing the piano, knitting, and other hobbies. I imagined that there would be time to visit friends, time for travel, time to watch movies, time for […]
